Improvement in spouts for oil-cans



A. L. FISHER. Spout for Oil Can.

No. 201,513. Patented March 19, 1878.1

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ALVIN L. FISHER, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPOUTS FOR OIL-CANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,513, dated March19, 1878'; application filed I February 13, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALVIN L. FIsEER, ofOrange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Spouts for Oil-Cans and I other vessels,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which v Figure 1represents a longitudinal section of my spout when its valve is closed.Fig. 2

, is a similar section of the same when its valve is open. Fig. 3 is atransverse section in the plan 00 m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. This invention relates tocertain improvements in that class of spouts for oil-cans which areprovided with a valve adapted to be opened and closed by the movement ofthe spout; and the present invention consists in a simple manner ofconstructing and arrangthe example shown in the drawing, the outer.

section a forms the valve-section and the inner section b theseatsection; but this position may be reversed without deviating from myinvention.

Both sections of my spout are, by preference, made of sheet metal, andthe section a is composed of two parts-the screw-threaded portion 6 andthe outer conical plain.portion a, the base of which fits within anenlarged collar, e, of the said screw-threaded portion, but does notextend through the entire depth of said collar,-so that the section a isprovided with a circular recess, 0, for the reception of the valve d.The screw-thread portion 6. engages witha corresponding screwthread, f,in the section b. The outer edge of this section is turned in to formaseat, g, for the valve d. This valve is stamped up of sheet metal, andit is provided with a rim, h,

the edge of which engages with the circular recess 0 in the section a,so that said valve is retained in position in a simple, cheap, andeffective manner. 7

In the rim of the valve are a series of holes, 17, which form the escapefor the liquid c011- tained in the can or vessel when the valve israised from its seat.

By turning the section a in one direction, the valve is raised from. itsseat and the spout is opened, and by turning the section a in th'eopposite direction the valve is depressed upon its seat and the spout isclosed.

It will be readily seen from this description that, by means of thevalve, the flow of the liquid from the spout can be regulated, for, ifthe valve is only slightly raised from its seat, the liquid will flowvery slowly, and for this reason my valve-spout is of particularadvantage for oil-cans intended for lubricatin g purposes, since by ajudicious use of the valve any waste of lubricating material can beavoided.

The screw-threads e f and the valve-retaining recess 0 are pressed intothe sheet metal,

following the well-known process of making sheetmetal screws, so thatall these parts run true together, and the manufacture of my valve-spoutis effected in an economical manner. a

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Thespout-section a, composed of the screwthreaded portion .6, having thecollar 6 and the conical plain portion a, in combination with theperforated valve d, fitting within the recess 0 between said portions,and the screwthreaded front section I), having its edge. turned inwardto form a seat for said valve, substan- I tially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 11th day of February, 1878.

ALVIN L. FISHER. 1,. s.]

Witnesses W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

